Names Society of Southern Africa

found: Its Congress (3rd : 1985 : Windhoek, Namibia). Third Congress of the Names Society of Southern Africa, 1985.

found: Names Society of Southern Africa website, viewed October 24, 2018:Welcome (NSSA; a society dedicated to the study of names, naming, and naming systems; including personal names (anthroponyms), geographical names (toponyms), and the use of names in literature (literary onomastics); members come from a variety of disciplines: linguists, historians, literature experts, geographers, etc.) History (founded on 24 September 1981, when a group of 20 academics met in Pretoria, including Peter E. Raper and Lucie Möller; their first congress was held the following year, 1982, at the University of Natal in Durban; journal Nomina Africana took longer to organize, first volume appeared in 1987) contact us (logo, NSA; Names Society of Southern Africa; Naamkundevereniging van Suider-Afrika; no address provided)